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Give Back Jack at Headliners Club
So many suits in one setting! Give Back Jack, an effort to promote philanthropy among young businessmen, crystallized above the Austin skyline in the chummy chambers of the Headliners Club on Tuesday.
Ben De Leon and Todd Hanna
This project from the umbrella group, I Live Here I Give Here, put “table mentors” at the head of each subset of serious-faced, potential philanthropists. After scooping up servings from an enchilada buffet, the aspirants took their seats next to attorney Clarke Heidrick, St. David’s Foundation CEO Earl Maxwell, Entrepreneurs Foundation’s Eugene Sepulveda, Focus Strategies’ Gary Valdez, retired executive Gerry Newkirk, Public Strategies’ Jack Martin, National Instruments’ Jeff Kodosky, Acton Graduate School of Business’ Jeffrey R. Serra, attorney and higher-ed backer Larry Temple, Calendar Club’s Marc Winkelman, Rep. Mark Strama, Austin Ventures’ Philip Siegel, BroadBrush Ventures’ Steve Guengerich and Four Seasons’ Tom Segesta.
Russell Lemmer and Chris Steiner
That’s enough business and charity know-how to fill several Headliners Clubs. The keynote speaker was Tom Meredith, who spoke of his education (Catholic), family (wife, Lynn, and children deeply involved in philanthropy) and tips for future humanitarians, such as knowing how to ask for donations and lining up one’s passions with one’s charitable output of time, treasure and talent.
Stephen Bitter and Adam Blum
One small, wonderful distraction: The sun setting over Austin’s skyscrapers. Even towers that don’t always get critical credit looked stunning.
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